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HBMS Norfolk (1693)

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Norfolk, 80 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Operated by The Royal Navy
Ordered 1691/12/21 B057
Launched 1693/03/28 B028
Shipyard Southampton B028
Design Class 1691 Program - 80 gun 2-Deckers (1691)
Designer Sir John Tippetts B028
Constructor William Podd B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1717/02/06 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Norfolk

Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 156' 6" Imperial Feet 47.7
Length of Keel 129' 31/4" Imperial Feet 39.4
Breadth 41' 6" Imperial Feet 12.65
Depth in Hold 17' 4" Imperial Feet 5.28
Burthen 1,184 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 118422/94 Tons BM  
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 156' 6" Imperial Feet 47.7
Length of Keel 129' 31/4" Imperial Feet 39.4
Breadth 41' 6" Imperial Feet 12.65
Depth in Hold 17' 4" Imperial Feet 5.28
Burthen 1,18422/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 118422/94 Tons BM  

Armament
1692 B164 Broadside Weight = 708
Lower Gun Deck 24 British Demi-Cannon
Lower Gun Deck 2 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 26 British Culverin
Quarterdeck 16 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 6 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse 4 British 3-Pounder
1694 B065 Broadside Weight = 720
Gun Deck 24 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck 30 British Culverin
Gun Deck 22 British 6-Pounder
1703 B057 Broadside Weight = 546
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 16 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse 4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1703 476 1703 Establishment B057

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1695 1695 Admiral of the Blue John Berkeley B029
1696/01 Unknown Vice-Admiral of the Blue David Mitchell B051
1700 Unknown Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke W031
1715 1715 Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Hardy B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1693 1694/02/12 Captain Daniel Jones B164
1694/10 1695 Captain Edward Bibb B057
1695 1697 Captain John Mayne B057
1697 1698 Captain Thomas Butler B057
1702 1704 Captain John Mayne B057
1704 1706 Captain John Knapp B057
1706 1710 Captain Robert Wynn B057
1710 1711/07 Captain John Smith B057
1715 1716 Captain Thomas Smith B057

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1693 Completed at a first cost of £12,839.8.8 B057
1693/03 Completed at Southampton at a cost of £12,839.8.8d ,by contract at £11.2.6d per ton B164
1694 To the Mediterranean B057
1704/08/13 Present at the Battle of Malaga, 15 killed, 20 wounded  
1711/07 Paid off B057
1715 In the Baltic B057
1715/12 Guard ship at Portsmouth B057
1717/02/06 Break up started to be rebuilt B057

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
British Baltic Fleet 1715 Admiral of the Blue Sir John Norris 1715/07/00 1715/11/00

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1704/08/13 Battle of Malaga

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B029 The Royal Navy Vol II William Laid Clowes
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume II John Charnock
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press

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